PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymondo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozak has chosen Kazik 12 groszy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Kozak

186 cm
28
224 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
277 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymondo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Kozak!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Kozak moves out of range.
Kozak misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozak. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Kozak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kozak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kozak misses with a looping left.
Kozak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kozak thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozak takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kozak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Kozak.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozak.
No joy there for Kozak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozak manages to avoid it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook. Kozak ducked under it nicely.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kozak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Kozak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozak throws out the jab.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozak.
Kozak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kozak blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Kozak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Kozak strikes.
Kozak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Kozak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kozak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kozak defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Kozak slips a straight right by Gracie.
Kozak throws a head kick that half lands.
Kozak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raymondo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozak lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kozak keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a hook. Kozak ducked under it nicely.
Kozak misses with a double jab.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Kozak's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozak controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kozak pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Kozak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Kozak. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozak.
Kozak lands an overhand right.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kozak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kozak looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kozak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kozak misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Kozak misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozak throws out the jab.
Kozak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozak loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Kozak ducks down to avoid it.
Kozak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Kozak avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kozak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Kozak.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Kozak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Kozak slips the punch.
Rafal Kozak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Kozak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozak throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie takes a swing at Kozak's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Kozak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kozak loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Kozak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Kozak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozak moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kozak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie slips under a jab from Kozak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie moves out of range as Kozak strikes.
A jab from Gracie misses.
A jab lands there for Kozak.
Kozak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozak swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Kozak swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Kozak does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Kozak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Kozak as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kozak scores with a decent looking hook.
Kozak thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Kozak as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Kozak sprawls well.
Kozak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Kozak strikes.
Kozak thows a body shot but no joy.
Rafal Kozak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozak looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Kozak misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozak swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Kozak defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Kozak looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozak is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Kozak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kozak.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kozak looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Kozak misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kozak.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozak sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymondo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Kozak misses.
Kozak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Kozak slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie dives in and grabs Kozak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kozak pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Rafal Kozak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kozak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymondo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Kozak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Kozak.
Kozak defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Kozak moves away and avoids it.
Kozak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kozak.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Kozak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kozak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Kozak!
Rafal Kozak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.